tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post6741824034865003351..comments2015-07-22T16:01:45.713-04:00Comments on Biking in Heels: T is for TomatoCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-42091484252865777842011-09-21T21:07:33.478-04:002011-09-21T21:07:33.478-04:00That thing looks great for doing smooth sauces and...That thing looks great for doing smooth sauces and you&#39;re right, a food mill requires a lot of sieve cleaning and the right consistency.<br />Since I&#39;m lazy I throw whole tomatoes in a hot oven, blister up, cook down then can. Which reminds me...Ground Round Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-82414047535612250222011-09-21T18:54:55.816-04:002011-09-21T18:54:55.816-04:00GRJ- It&#39;s sometimes called a food mill, but i...GRJ- It&#39;s sometimes called a food mill, but it&#39;s different from the kind of foodmill I used growing up to help my mom make applesauce.<br />A picture here:http://www.amazon.com/Strainer-Sauce-Maker-Fruits-Vegetables/dp/B0000BYDR1/ref=pd_sim_k1<br /><br />The problem I think with the kind that looks like a colander is that you&#39;d never get raw tomatoes though it. so that&#39;s one more step to deal with.<br />I think this kind will also do apples, but I&#39;m not sure if you have to cook them first or not.cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-79521016503919379052011-09-21T17:30:21.294-04:002011-09-21T17:30:21.294-04:00Couldn&#39;t find a picture on the web...is a pass...Couldn&#39;t find a picture on the web...is a passa tutto the same as a food mill? If so they&#39;re great and should automatically come with a couple cases of tomatoes.Ground Round Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-38807924821690229152011-09-20T14:37:10.008-04:002011-09-20T14:37:10.008-04:00Boy, that brings back memories. We made and canne...Boy, that brings back memories. We made and canned tomatoe sauce a few times not too long after we were married. Back then, we just ran them through a blender and then strained out the seeds. Quite a pain, but worth it in the long run.<br /><br />It was a fun project, but we never did it again after that first year. Good job!Tracy Whttp://www.springfieldcyclist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-7966121917931342192011-09-19T16:57:08.560-04:002011-09-19T16:57:08.560-04:00@ anon It&#39;s not the seeds, it&#39;s all the li...@ anon It&#39;s not the seeds, it&#39;s all the liquid that surrounds them. I&#39;ve found that when pressure canning tomatoes without being diligent about removing the seeds and &quot;guts&quot; I end up with a jar with 1/2 solids floating above 1/2 liquid.<br />I could hot pack, which would cook down the liquid, but I&#39;d still have to skin the buggers.cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-22401800822709980222011-09-19T15:20:41.498-04:002011-09-19T15:20:41.498-04:00Wilson Farms has/ had them $35 bucks a box. I act...Wilson Farms has/ had them $35 bucks a box. I actually did all this the weekend before last, am just getting caught up, so I don&#39;t know if they still have them. I was planning on doing a box two weekends ago and then another box last weekend, but the guy who was helping me wrestle it up into my cart said that that was probably the last weekend they would have bulk ones, so I should go big.cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-69456494741160917102011-09-19T15:18:43.281-04:002011-09-19T15:18:43.281-04:00Canning secret - tomato seeds are good! They provi...Canning secret - tomato seeds are good! They provide umami to your tomato sauces. I only cook with canned whole tomatoes these days.<br />Anyway, congrats on getting the canning done. I had to pass on that this year due to other pressing projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-9123960335119750092011-09-19T15:04:26.368-04:002011-09-19T15:04:26.368-04:00All right, I have to ask: where did you get the bu...All right, I have to ask: where did you get the bulk plum tomatoes? Those look pretty good.<br /><br />I also use one of those hand-crank tomato presses. You can get coarser screens for chunkier tomatoes, but then it will let through more seeds. How much that matters, I suppose, depends on what you&#39;re going to do with it.Moopheusnoreply@blogger.com